Pacers president Donnie Walsh squashed a report yesterday that Jermaine O’Neal requested a trade to the Knicks during postseason meetings with Larry Bird.

“Jermaine never came in and made demands in our meeting,” Walsh told Pacers.com. “We talked about the team, but there were no demands made. He was thoroughly respectful.”

Thomas has his eye on Pau Gasol, O’Neal and Kevin Garnett during summer trade talks and free agent Vince Carter. Thomas has often taken credit for developing O’Neal into a star, but he seems a poor fit with center Eddy Curry.

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A Seattle report said Herb Williams had expressed interest in the Sonics head-coaching job, but a source said he has not spoken at all to his former Knicks boss, Lenny Wilkens, who now runs the Sonics.